Power Outages in Taylor County, WV
As of October 19, 2026 02:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Monongahela Power Co in Taylor County, WV. There is no live feed for Harrison Rural Elec Assn, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 20.3 hours.
Taylor County, WV is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/taylor-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 02:55 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Taylor County, WV", live data as of October 19, 2026 02:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/taylor-county
No active outages are reported by Monongahela Power Co in Taylor County.
No live feed for Harrison Rural Elec Assn, Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
100%of this county's ~8,353 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Harrison Rural Elec Assn, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monongahela Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 8,379 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Harrison Rural Elec Assn, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Monongahela Power Co reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Municipalities in Taylor County
Town-by-town counts as reported by Monongahela Power Co, most affected first. A town served by more than one utility appears once per utility; utilities without a town-level feed aren't included. Updated .
| Town | Utility | Out | Served | % out | Utility ETR | Small outages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No outages reported in any town by Monongahela Power Co. | ||||||
Show 9 towns with no outages
| BRIDGEPORT | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 683 | 0.0% | - | - |
| FAIRMONT | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 241 | 0.0% | - | - |
| FLEMINGTON | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 866 | 0.0% | - | - |
| GRAFTON | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 5,598 | 0.0% | - | - |
| INDEPENDENCE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 90 | 0.0% | - | - |
| ROSEMONT | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 156 | 0.0% | - | - |
| SHINNSTON | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 258 | 0.0% | - | - |
| SIMPSON | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 69 | 0.0% | - | - |
| THORNTON | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 418 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Taylor County0
No individual outages are listed by utilities with an outage-level feed right now.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Taylor Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26354 | 170 | ≤11 | 136 | ≤11 |
| 26347 | 39 | ≤11 | 31 | ≤11 |
| 26440 | 18 | 0 | 15 | ≤11 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Taylor County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Taylor County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×8
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Taylor County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 13m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 357 customers out (4.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 21m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 101 customers out (1.2% of the county)
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Taylor County went about 20.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,912 customers.
The US EIA reports West Virginia utilities averaged 16.9 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 20.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 3,182 customers out) · decade average 12.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 301 | 3,182 | 21.2 |
| 2016 | 337 | 3,244 | 17.1 |
| 2017 | 295 | 4,846 | 18.9 |
| 2018 | 336 | 1,664 | 8.4 |
| 2019 | 335 | 1,695 | 8.4 |
| 2020 | 320 | 1,302 | 7.4 |
| 2021 | 325 | 2,837 | 7.9 |
| 2022 | 358 | 2,196 | 9.6 |
| 2023 | 301 | 1,730 | 7.5 |
| 2024 | 294 | 1,339 | 6.6 |
| 2025 | 349 | 4,912 | 20.3 |
Cost of power in Taylor County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Taylor County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Monongahela Power Co14.3¢334,336 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Very Low hurricanes exposure · 12.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Taylor County: FAQ
- How often does Taylor County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Taylor County, WV logged 349 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 20.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Taylor County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,912 customers without power, beginning December 19, 2025 and lasting about 3d 19h.
- Is there a power outage in Taylor County, WV right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Taylor County, WV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Taylor County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include Monongahela Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Taylor County.
26347, 26354, 26424, 26435, 26440
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monongahela Power Co | 20.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Harrison Rural Elec Assn, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of West Virginia customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/54091 and /api/v1/counties/54091/history.